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In: Anglican, Church, Discipleship, Reviews, Spiritual Formation

An immensely helpful volume in this series, one of my favorite writers, Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler, takes the mundane out of the ordinary showing the importance and veritable vitality of this season. Ordinary Time: The Season of Growth is filled with extraordinary insights. As Iread more ➜

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In: Church, Reviews, Spiritual Formation

Truth be told, I didn’t think much about Holy Communion (or, ‘Lord’s Supper’) for the first few decades of my Christian life. After all, this activity is just symbolic, right? I mean, who ponders street signs when driving? It’s the destination that keeps my attention!read more ➜

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In: Authority, Church, Reviews, Theology

Chapters 10-12 are largely practical answering the question, “How is authority identified and evaluated?” The arguments presented land right side up and on solid ground giving leadership and lay opportunity to see the immense value of “rethinking leadership in the church.” A brief conclusion wrapsread more ➜

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In: Authority, Church, Reviews, Theology

When A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church arrived, all other reading was set aside. Having listened to a podcast where Christa McKirland convincingly unpacks the book’s thesis, I was anxious to read her arguments and learn more. Her previous publication, God’s Provision,read more ➜

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In: Church

This is so important, so good, and so needed. Here’s the prompt to get you started… Can you be a Christian without the church? In this timely episode, Dr. Carmen Imes argues forcefully—and pastorally—that Christianity without community is a contradiction. Drawing from her new bookread more ➜

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In: Church, Ephesians

Over the years I have been exposed to different kinds of pastoring. One is a practical side that is typically less rigorous academically, while another shows diligent academic interests with only some application. As a result of these disparate models, a series of questions haveread more ➜